Blow whistle to end quarter?

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Originally Posted by BillyMac

Same thing here in my little corner of Connecticut. We only sound the whistle if something odd happens at the end of the period, and the whistle is needed for clarification.

Originally Posted by scrounge

In Ohio we are NOT to blow the whistle for a normal ending of a quarter/game.

Interesting, I'm curious to know what that justification would be, and I guess what I'm really wondering is what is the NEGATIVE of blowing the whistle? I can't think of any, but please share if you've heard one.

I know I've worked in enough loud gyms that there are times in a close game where its hard to hear the horn by itself, which to me is another reason to blow it dead, make your whistle preventative rather than reactive.